Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
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Arch. Dis. Child. |
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Discipline | Paediatrics |
Language | English |
Edited by | Robert Mark Beattie |
Publication details | |
Publisher |
BMJ Group (United Kingdom)
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Publication history
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1926–present |
Frequency | Monthly |
2.899 | |
Indexing | |
ISSN |
0003-9888 (print) 1468-2044 (web) |
CODEN | ADCHAK |
OCLC no. | 01513868 |
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Archives of Disease in Childhood is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the BMJ Group and covering the field of paediatrics. It is the official journal of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
Archives of Disease in Childhood focuses on all aspects of child health and disease from the perinatal period through to adolescence. It includes original research reports, commentaries, reviews of clinical and policy issues, and evidence reports. Other sections include: guidelines updates, international health, and a column written by patients about their experience with the health care system.
Douglas Gairdner served as editor from 1964 to 1979. Because of his creative editing, he was awarded the Dawson-Williams prize of the British Medical Association.
The journal is indexed on MEDLINE/Index Medicus, Web of Science, and Excerpta Medica.
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 2.899.
This edition is published bimonthly and was established in 2004. It aims to assist paediatricians, at all levels in their training, in their ongoing professional development. The edition is supported by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
This bimonthly edition brings together research and reviews in the field of perinatal and neonatal medicine. Original research papers cover foetal and neonatal physiology and clinical practice, genetics, perinatal epidemiology, and neurodevelopmental outcomes.